Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis

Section Editor: Dharam M. Ramnani, MD

Virginia Urology, Richmond, VA, USA

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This gross photograph shows extensive destruction of renal parenchyma due to long-standing suppurative inflammation. The depressions seen in the lower half of the specimen were caused by a staghorn calculus which has been removed.

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